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PEOPLE DAILY \ Thursday, November 20, 2014 FARE THEE WELL 1959-2014 NEWS BEAT KENYA’S No. 1 FREE NEWSPAPER laughed through all political seasons At Parliament, his baritone voice and towering figure coupled with witty approach to debate always left many in stitches by Dinah Ondari and Mercy Mwai @PeopleDailyKe Journalist Tom Osanjo yesterday recalls a vintage Otieno Kajwang’ moment: One afternoon over a decade ago, Parliament adjourned to discuss the rampant insecurity. Taking the floor, Kajwang’ never disappointed leaving everyone in stitches. This is what I remember: “Mr Speaker sir, this government is not serious. People are dying all over.I used to be a very handsome man before thugs nearly killed me slashing my face (pointing to a scar on his face). I have a simple solution to this matter: employ as many beautiful policewomen as possible. Give them money and let them go to bars and other social places where they can seduce these thugs and get intelligence reports on thuggery.” By this time, the entire House starting from the press gallery to Speaker Francis ole Kaparo, was rolling with mirth. Such was Kajwang in his element. Within the corridors of Parliament , the late Homa Bay Senator will be remembered not only as a lively debater whose humour, experience and mastery of law kept the House tickled whenever he stood to speak, but Father falls sick after news Anthony Mwangi @anthonYmwangi by Fredrick Odiero and The late Homa Bay Senator Oti- eno Kajwang’s father was yesterday rushed to hospital after learning of his son’s death. Ajwang’ Nyakwamba was taken to the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu from Waondo village in Mbita and doctors said he is out of danger. A doctor at the hospital, Dr Ali Boy, said his condition is stable and he would be discharged. The condition of the old man, who is diabetic, worsened upon hearing news that his son had died of cardiac arrest. Among those who rushed to the hospital to see the old man was Migori politician Omondi Gwonyo. Meanwhile, ODM MPs yes- terday claimed they suspect foul play behind the death of the late senator. MPs John Mbadi,(Suba),Opiyo Wandayi(Ugunja)and Aduma Owour (Nyakach) said emerging details from the time the senator was involved in a road accident last Friday, pointed to a suspect trend. sometimes taken aback by his combative tone. Even at the Senate where he had only served for 20 months, there was never a dull moment for Kajwang’ who loved to sit at the rear row from where his towering figure allowed him an unobstructed view. Perhaps, the reason no- body complained of his sitting position is the fact that one could hardly struggle to hear him, with his thundering baritone. In a House where debate has been dubbed “boring” by critics, one could easily dismiss this accusation as a myth when listening to Kajwang’s contribution. At a leadership retreat last week, he offered to give a lesson to fellow senators on how to speak if they wanted to make news. This is after a journalist gave him as the best example of senators who could quite easily make news due to his ability to churn out “punch lines” that come in handy in giving a lasting impact to stories. “Let me tell you a story on how I used to be a very handsome man before thugs nearly to debate and make news. When I was at University, we participated in a debate titled: OAU is a toothless bulldog. After a long boring debate on the topic, my team finally won the debate when I declared that even if it was a dog that could not bite, at least it could bark,” said Kajwang to the amusement of colleagues. And in his characteristic humour, Kajwang’ told those who were not willing to follow his rules of debate to forget about making headlines because “ if you can not make news, you can’t make news.” Kajwang’ was also one of the longest serving Members of the National Assembly having served three terms(1997-2013) where he served both in the Opposition and government sides at different times. In his youthful years the fearless Mbita MP engaged in a comical confrontation with another combative Embakasi MP David Mwenje and the late once exchanged the killed me slashing my face (pointing to a scar on his face). The condition of the old man, who is diabetic, worsened upon news of his son’s death Cord leaders Raila Odinga, Moses Wetangula and Kalonzo Musyoka address the press yesterday at Lee Funeral Home yesterday. Raila will win 2017 poll, says Kajwang’ in last TV interview by Owino Samwel @PeopleDailyKe In his last television interview with K24, the late Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ exuded confidence that Cord leader Raila Odinga would win the 2017 presidential election. “Those who think Odinga will retire are in for a rude shock, I still believe Odinga is the best candidate and I will follow him everywhere he goes,” he said. In the interview with K24’s Apollo Kamau, Kajwang’ also said that he will not retire from politics anytime soon. “Anybody who thinks I will retire anytime soon should find something else to do. I came into this game as a career and I am not going anywhere,” he said. On the Tuesday evening before he died, speaking to journalist Omondi Byroernne at Parliament’s lobby in the presence of former Cabinet minister Elmi Mohammed, Kajwang revisited his latest resolve to discipline rebels in ODM. “There has been a lot of noise and indiscipline in the party, there is a group of people who think that Odinga should hand over the party to them. This will not happen and if they are uncomfortable, they should leave and form their own party and we will see the end result,” he said. In the course of the discussion in parliament, some of the issues he strongly stood for did not go down well with Elmi who tried to have him tone down on the rebels. On events at Orange House where embtatled party Executive Officer Magerer Langat was roughed up, Kajwang revealed that people would be shocked at what will emerge as to why Magerer fell out with the party. Mourners at Lee Funeral Home shortly after viewing the body of Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ who died on Tuesday night at Matter Hospital. PHOTOS: JOHN OCHIENG’ and FILE late blows at the members’ lobby. The following day, Mwenje brought within Parliament tens of supporters from across city slums to “teach Kajwang a lesson”. The supporters lay in wait for Kajwang’ outside Parliament as Mwenje removed his shirt and showed “deep bite marks on his shoulder ostensibly inflicted by Kajwang’’ the previous day! Mwenje then vowed to hunt down his prey “like a rabbit “and wondered how Kajwang’ could dare “bite a general?” The fight is believed to have ema- nated from a debate to impeach Vice President George Saitoti.In June 1999, Mwenje—a VP ally—cut short the mover (Kajwang’) several times, with varied points of order. He claimed Kajwang’, a lawyer, who had conned/stolen from 26 clients, been sued over the matter and, therefore, had no moral authority to question Saitoti’s integrity. Yesterday, a sombre mood en- gulfed Parliament with the two Houses suspending their normal business to eulogise a fallen col- league. Both the National Assembly and Senate dedicated their afternoon sessions to eulogising the Senator even as they formed an 18-member joint committee to spearhead funeral arrangement. National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi described the late Kajwang’ as a dedicated servant of the people, a gallant politician and a brave and selfish leader. “The cruel hand of death has plucked one of the very best from our midst. Kajwang’ was one of the leading lights in the Senate,” Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro said. At the Senate Kindiki Kithure said he was yet to come to terms with the death of Kajwang’ whom they had chatted with the previous day. Chris Murungi said he remembered him as the most ardent horse to fight for the opposition agenda. At the National Assembly, Majority Leader Aden Duale described Kajwang as one of the brilliant politicians and likened him to fellow senators such as Nyeri’s Mutahi Kagwe and Kiraitu Murungi of Meru. 5